Biography

TRANSACTIONS

Bernard Pierce was selected by the Ravens in the third round (84th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft.

CAREER

• Carried the ball a career-high 152 times (for 436 yards) and established career highs with 20 catches for 104 yards in 2013• Recorded 108 rushing attempts for 532 yards and 1 TD, also grabbing 7 receptions for 47 receiving yards as a rookie in 2012• Posted career highs in yards (123) and long gain (78 - Ravens longest play from scrimmage of the season) vs. NYG (12/23/12)• Scored his first-career TD (12-yard run) at Cle. 11/4/12

2013: (16/1) Finished second on the team with a career-high 152 rushing attempts for 436 yards and a career-high 2 rushing TDs...Also established career highs with 20 receptions for 104 yards• Had 3 receptions for 27 yards and carried the ball 10 times for 31 yards in game 15 vs. NE (12/22)• Carried the ball 11 times for 46 yards, part of 133 yards and 2 TDs rushing for the Ravens, in the 26-23 victory in game 5 at Mia. (10/6)• Started his first-career game in place of an injured Ray Rice (hip) and led the team with a career-high 24 carries for 65 yards and 1 TD in the 30-9 victory in game 3 vs. Hou. (9/22)...Also tied a then-career high with 2 receptions for 7 yards against the Texans• Led the team with 19 carries for 57 yards and 1 TD in the 14-6 victory in game 2 vs. Cle. (9/15)

2012: (16/0, 4/0) Finished second on the team with 108 carries for 532 rushing yards (4.9 avg.) and 1 TD...Also pulled in 7 receptions for 47 yards• Established career highs in carries (14), yards (123) and long gain (78 - Ravens longest play from scrimmage of the season), as one of two backs (Ray Rice - 107) to rush for 100 yards in the same game for the second time in team history (Le’Ron McClain - 139 and Willis McGahee - 108 on 12/20/08 at Dal.) in the 33-14 win in game 15 vs. NYG (12/23)• Gained 53 yards on 8 carries (6.6 avg.) in game 13 at Was. (12/9)...Also pulled in a career-high 2 passes for a career high- tying 11 yards against the Redskins• Scored his first-career TD (12-yard run), finishing the game with 7 carries for 26 yards in game 8 at Cle. (11/4)• Carried the ball 4 times for 17 yards and pulled in his first career reception (good for 10 yards) in the 31-30 victory in game 3 vs. NE (9/23)• Saw action in his first-career NFL game and carried the ball 4 times for 19 yards (4.8 avg.) in the 44-13 victory in game 1 vs. Cin. (9/10)• Finished second on the team with 39 carries for 202 yards (5.2 avg.) and pulled in 1 reception for 8 yards, helping the Ravens average 410.3 yards per game during the playoffs

COLLEGE: Finished his Temple career starting 27 of 34 games, recording 663 carries for 3,570 rushing yards and 53 rushing TDs...Also caught 19 passes for 178 yards and 1 TD...Owns school records in rushing TDs (53), total TDs (54) and points scored (324)...Finished his three-year career ranking second in school history with 3,570 rushing yards...Rushed for over 1,000 yards twice and scored at least 10 TDs in each of his three seasons with the Owls...Selected as the ECAC Offensive Player of the Year and a first-team All-MAC honoree as a junior in 2011...Earned fourth-team All-American honors from Phil Steele while setting career highs with 273 carries for a conference-best 1,481 rushing yards and a school-record 27 TDs...Finished second nationally in scoring (13.5 ppg) and rushing TDs (27) and sixth in rushing yards (123.4 ypg)...His 162 points scored are a Temple single-season record...Tied an Owls record with nine 100-yard rushing performances and recorded 3-or-more TDs six times...Was named MAC Player of the Week four times...Named first-team All-MAC after recording 154 carries for 728 yards and a team-best 10 TDs as a sophomore in 2010...Posted three 100-yard performances and three multi-TD games...Named College Football News honorable mention All-American and second team Freshman All-American as a freshman in 2009...Was also selected as MAC Freshman of the Year and a first team All-MAC honoree...Led the conference and finished 13th nationally with 1,361 rushing yards on 236 carries... His rushing total set the MAC and Temple freshman season record...His six 100-yard rushing performances set a then single- season school record...Also recorded two 200-yard rushing outings and five multi-TD games.

HIGH SCHOOL, PERSONAL: Prepped at Glen Mills (PA) HS... Rushed for 1,578 yards and 26 TDs as a senior, garnering first-team Delaware County Times All-Delco Team honors... Led all of Delaware County, averaging 143.4 rushing yards per contest...Earned a Class AAAA All-State selection as a junior...Was also a member of the track team, recording a 100-meter time of 10.6 seconds as a senior (the state’s fastest time)...Majored in communications at Temple.

COMMUNITY: Supported the Ravens Hometown Huddle in Oct. 2012 by taking part in the first-ever Ravens TEAM Challenge at M&T Bank Stadium...Pierce joined teammates and Ravens cheerleaders to complete various tasks alongside students from Baltimore’s Dogwood Elementary School...The NFL/United Way Hometown Huddle is a league-wide day of service designed to bring awareness and impact to the issue of youth health and fitness...Additionally, assisted teammates in their charitable work by participating in Torrey Smith’s Celebrity Waiter Night, Vonta Leach’s Celebrity Billiards Tournament benefitting breast cancer research, Lardarius Webb’s Charity Bowling Classic and Jameel McClain’s Coat Drive and Thanksgiving Dinner at the Salvation Army.

TRANSACTIONS

Bernard Pierce was selected by the Ravens in the third round (84th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft.

CAREER

• Carried the ball a career-high 152 times (for 436 yards) and established career highs with 20 catches for 104 yards in 2013• Recorded 108 rushing attempts for 532 yards and 1 TD, also grabbing 7 receptions for 47 receiving yards as a rookie in 2012• Posted career highs in yards (123) and long gain (78 - Ravens longest play from scrimmage of the season) vs. NYG (12/23/12)• Scored his first-career TD (12-yard run) at Cle. 11/4/12

2013: (16/1) Finished second on the team with a career-high 152 rushing attempts for 436 yards and a career-high 2 rushing TDs...Also established career highs with 20 receptions for 104 yards• Had 3 receptions for 27 yards and carried the ball 10 times for 31 yards in game 15 vs. NE (12/22)• Carried the ball 11 times for 46 yards, part of 133 yards and 2 TDs rushing for the Ravens, in the 26-23 victory in game 5 at Mia. (10/6)• Started his first-career game in place of an injured Ray Rice (hip) and led the team with a career-high 24 carries for 65 yards and 1 TD in the 30-9 victory in game 3 vs. Hou. (9/22)...Also tied a then-career high with 2 receptions for 7 yards against the Texans• Led the team with 19 carries for 57 yards and 1 TD in the 14-6 victory in game 2 vs. Cle. (9/15)

2012: (16/0, 4/0) Finished second on the team with 108 carries for 532 rushing yards (4.9 avg.) and 1 TD...Also pulled in 7 receptions for 47 yards• Established career highs in carries (14), yards (123) and long gain (78 - Ravens longest play from scrimmage of the season), as one of two backs (Ray Rice - 107) to rush for 100 yards in the same game for the second time in team history (Le’Ron McClain - 139 and Willis McGahee - 108 on 12/20/08 at Dal.) in the 33-14 win in game 15 vs. NYG (12/23)• Gained 53 yards on 8 carries (6.6 avg.) in game 13 at Was. (12/9)...Also pulled in a career-high 2 passes for a career high- tying 11 yards against the Redskins• Scored his first-career TD (12-yard run), finishing the game with 7 carries for 26 yards in game 8 at Cle. (11/4)• Carried the ball 4 times for 17 yards and pulled in his first career reception (good for 10 yards) in the 31-30 victory in game 3 vs. NE (9/23)• Saw action in his first-career NFL game and carried the ball 4 times for 19 yards (4.8 avg.) in the 44-13 victory in game 1 vs. Cin. (9/10)• Finished second on the team with 39 carries for 202 yards (5.2 avg.) and pulled in 1 reception for 8 yards, helping the Ravens average 410.3 yards per game during the playoffs

COLLEGE: Finished his Temple career starting 27 of 34 games, recording 663 carries for 3,570 rushing yards and 53 rushing TDs...Also caught 19 passes for 178 yards and 1 TD...Owns school records in rushing TDs (53), total TDs (54) and points scored (324)...Finished his three-year career ranking second in school history with 3,570 rushing yards...Rushed for over 1,000 yards twice and scored at least 10 TDs in each of his three seasons with the Owls...Selected as the ECAC Offensive Player of the Year and a first-team All-MAC honoree as a junior in 2011...Earned fourth-team All-American honors from Phil Steele while setting career highs with 273 carries for a conference-best 1,481 rushing yards and a school-record 27 TDs...Finished second nationally in scoring (13.5 ppg) and rushing TDs (27) and sixth in rushing yards (123.4 ypg)...His 162 points scored are a Temple single-season record...Tied an Owls record with nine 100-yard rushing performances and recorded 3-or-more TDs six times...Was named MAC Player of the Week four times...Named first-team All-MAC after recording 154 carries for 728 yards and a team-best 10 TDs as a sophomore in 2010...Posted three 100-yard performances and three multi-TD games...Named College Football News honorable mention All-American and second team Freshman All-American as a freshman in 2009...Was also selected as MAC Freshman of the Year and a first team All-MAC honoree...Led the conference and finished 13th nationally with 1,361 rushing yards on 236 carries... His rushing total set the MAC and Temple freshman season record...His six 100-yard rushing performances set a then single- season school record...Also recorded two 200-yard rushing outings and five multi-TD games.

HIGH SCHOOL, PERSONAL: Prepped at Glen Mills (PA) HS... Rushed for 1,578 yards and 26 TDs as a senior, garnering first-team Delaware County Times All-Delco Team honors... Led all of Delaware County, averaging 143.4 rushing yards per contest...Earned a Class AAAA All-State selection as a junior...Was also a member of the track team, recording a 100-meter time of 10.6 seconds as a senior (the state’s fastest time)...Majored in communications at Temple.

COMMUNITY: Supported the Ravens Hometown Huddle in Oct. 2012 by taking part in the first-ever Ravens TEAM Challenge at M&T Bank Stadium...Pierce joined teammates and Ravens cheerleaders to complete various tasks alongside students from Baltimore’s Dogwood Elementary School...The NFL/United Way Hometown Huddle is a league-wide day of service designed to bring awareness and impact to the issue of youth health and fitness...Additionally, assisted teammates in their charitable work by participating in Torrey Smith’s Celebrity Waiter Night, Vonta Leach’s Celebrity Billiards Tournament benefitting breast cancer research, Lardarius Webb’s Charity Bowling Classic and Jameel McClain’s Coat Drive and Thanksgiving Dinner at the Salvation Army.